Tuesday night, I visited the Alameda Theater for the first time, for a screening of John Ford's Fort Apache. This was also my first time seeing this classic on the big screen. The Alameda is a huge, beautiful, art deco theater originally built in 1932. It was, of course, originally built as a single-screen theater. … Continue reading Fort Apache at the Alameda
Day: January 28, 2015
Timbuktu: Tyranny works slowly
A political drama Written by Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako At first glance, life in the fabled city and the surrounding prairie seem to have changed little over the centuries. But there are changes far more unsettling than the ubiquity of cellphones. An armed group of Muslim fundamentalists have taken over … Continue reading Timbuktu: Tyranny works slowly
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